Westville Churches Foodbank
Foodbank is a way for local churches to work together to reduce food poverty and strengthen communities.
SOURCE: St Elizabeth’s Church, Westville, Durban, South Africa
INGREDIENTS
- Households struggling with food poverty
- Local churches in a community willing to work together
- Lead volunteer who can co-ordinate local churches and volunteers
- Contents and packaging for food parcels
- Volunteer team for packing and delivery
METHOD
- Develop a network of local churches in the community committed to working together
- Identify households struggling with food poverty
- Ask churches and community to donate required food items and packaging
- Pack and deliver monthly food parcels according to household need
- Build and strengthen relationships across Churches and the community through meeting practical needs